Stelios’s FastJet goes international

Fastjet, the new budget African airline backed by easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, pictured, today announced the launch of its international flight operations.

The carrier’s first international flight, from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to Johannesburg, will depart on Friday as the start of a three-times-a-week service. FastJet said this will “increase in frequency as soon as consumer demand dictates.”